Elk Mound
Elk Mound school board approves agreement with Tyr Energy – Elk Creek Solar Project
By LEAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Board of Education has approved a donation agreement with Tyr Energy Development Renewables that will pay the school district $60,000 per year for 20 years as part of the Elk Creek Solar Project. The payments will begin after the solar project is up and running,…
Read MoreElk Mound repeals loitering ordinance
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — You can now sit in the village park for hours, reading a book — or wait on the street corner outside the Pourhouse for a friend to arrive — or admire a neighbor’s front yard flower garden without fear of being arrested for loitering. The Elk Mound Village…
Read MoreElk Mound finishes 2022 with $564,000 in general fund balance
by LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Village of Elk Mound ended 2022 with $564,000 remaining in the general fund balance. The fund balance of $564,000 was $119,000 less than the general fund balance at the end of 2022, said Kim Shult of Baker Tilly during her audit report to the Elk Mound Village…
Read MoreVillage of Elk Mound to apply for COPS Hiring Program grant
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Village Board has given approval to the village’s police chief to apply for a COPS Hiring Program grant available through the United States Department of Justice. The grant money would be used by the Elk Mound Police Department to hire a school resource officer, said…
Read MoreRetired Elk Mound Clerk-Treasurer Pat Hahn: “I wanted to quit the first two weeks!”
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Where does the time go? After 41 years, Pat Hahn, the clerk-treasurer for the Village of Elk Mound, retired as of December 31, 2022. Not bad for someone who was ready to quit after two weeks on the job because the position had been empty for seven months,…
Read MoreElk Mound considering repeal of loitering ordinance
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Members of the Elk Mound Village Board are considering whether to repeal the village’s ordinance 11-2-5 pertaining to loitering and unlawful assembly. There was an incident in Turtle Lake where a motorist was cited for loitering under an ordinance similar to the Elk Mound ordinance, and such ordinances…
Read MoreElk Mound school board begins search to fill open position
by LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Following the death of Elk Mound school board member Loren Hanson on January 29, the Elk Mound Board of Eduction has started the search for applicants to fill Hanson’s position. The notice seeking applicants for the position will be published in the Colfax Messenger, has been posted in…
Read MoreEM contracts for $2,500 water rate study
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — The Elk Mound Village Board has contracted with Ehler’s Inc. for a water rate study in the amount of $2,500. The water rate study would include a cash flow analysis as well as assessing the impact to residents on a $2.5 million water system improvement project, including the…
Read MoreElk Mound boys fall to Red Hawks, clip Cardinals
It was a busy week on the basketball court for the Elk Mound boys as they played three contests including a pair in the Dunn-St. Croix. The Mounders opened with a non-conference home contest against Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau (GET) last Monday, February 13. In the game that was rescheduled from early January due to inclement weather, Elk…
Read MoreLong-serving Elk Mound school board member dies
By LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Loren Hanson, who has served on the Elk Mound Board of Eduction for 25 years, died January 29. He was 69 years old. “Loren was a person who has given his life to our community. The various organizations he was involved in were numerous, and his thoughts…
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